3. Using a 1/4″ seam allowance, sew the strips into pairs first…then sew the pairs all together. Alternate the sewing direction when sewing the strips/pairs together, and don’t pull the strips…this will help prevent stretching and keep the strips straight.

4. Press the seams open. This takes a bit more time but the nice straight seams are worth it!

5. Fold the length of the quilt top in half and align it carefully on the cutting mat. Trim the edges straight until the quilt top is 35″ wide.

6. With the quilt still on the cutting table, make a cut 8″ in from the right side. Make another cut 5″ in from the last cut.

7. Sew a white strip onto each side of the 5″ strip. Press towards the white strips and trim the ends.

8. Rotate the strip 180 degrees, and sew the strip back in between the larger pieces to make the quilt top. Press towards the white strips.

I made it with a jelly roll yesterday….calling it my Mother’s Day Quilt…I saw that the strips were 2″ instead of 2.5″ and said “no way am I doing all that trimming” so I used 21 strips total instead of 27 which is almost the same finished dimensions, and now I have 20 strips left that I can make another quilt! I used the Confetti jelly roll. Love it! Wish I could post a picture of it.

I love this! I am rather new to the sewing world and was wanting to find a simple to understand pattern for a quilt. I am getting a cutting mat and new rottary cutter for my birthday, so I will have to try this out!

Thanks for sharing! What a cute and quick and simple baby quilt! I'm thinking that cutting out the piece and putting on sashing would make one of those 2 1/2 strip "race" quilts more interesting!? ding, ding, ding!!

This came at just the right time. I have been searching for a simple, fun pattern to make. We found out that we are having a Christmas time baby, and I have a Merry and Bright Jelly Roll I got a couple of years ago. This is simple enough for my exhausted preggo brain, so thanks for the tutorial:)

i just found your blog… where has it been all my life! haha…ive spent the past 2 hours exploring and im so excited about what iv'e found! this quilt in particular. i will be whipping it up soon! thanks for sharing!!!

I just want you to know, I found your site through Pinterest, a post of this adorable quilt ! I am primarily a food blogger, but sometimes sewing, quilting and crocheting are what relaxes me more ! You have an absolutely beautiful site, and just browsing through has relaxed me for my day ! Thank you !

I've been out of town for a couple of weeks and unable to check your latest posts. I have some catching up to do! I just loooove this quilt! Perfect to make for my grand-babies…and your baby is just adorable. We have several red-head babies right now and I really want them to stay little and cuddly :)

Hi Allison! I love this and it's in my "quilting queue" that's for sure. I just heard that someone placed the child's name on the strip…wouldn't that also be awesome? So many options on placement on that one, huh? Blessings on your New Year!

I love your designs. But I have one question for this lovely quilt. How did you cut the long strip straight? Did you fold the fabric half the WOF? I had a difficult time doing a straight cut when I folded the fabric before. Thank you.

I love your designs. But I have one question for this lovely quilt. How did you cut the long strip straight? Did you fold the fabric half the WOF? I had a difficult time doing a straight cut when I folded the fabric before. Thank you.

I'm fairly new to quilting but I just had to try making this one. The excuse I used was some friends of ours were expecting their 2nd child. The color scheme was grey, purple & lime green (in the new nursery.) I used purple minky for the back & purchased lime green satin blanket binding to finish the edges. I couldn't believe it turned out as neat as it did! Keeping all those strips straight was a bit tough but I managed some how.I highly recommend this pattern to anyone who is new to quilting. (I wish I could show you the finished quilt but don't know how to post a photo here!)

I just found your tutorial post through Southern Fabric. I like the simplicity but being somewhat new, I have a question: How do you keep track of alternating sewing direction for the strip pairs? Thank you!

You can press either way Auntie Betty…normally I press towards the dark but with this and all of the seam allowances, the quilt top lays much much flatter if you press towards the strips, and most people probably won't be using white which is why I suggested it. Either way works though!! :)

I saw someone show their version of this quilt today at a local quilt shop and it was amazing. She made it bigger which i think I will adopt the larger size of this quilt. Too fun with scraps! :) Thank you for posting. Cannot wait to make it! :)

The perfect quilt for a beginner. My granddaughter made her first quilt just before her 6th birthday. It was simply sewing twenty 8 inch blocks together, enveloping and tying it. she is now 7 and this one is perfect for her next pattern. It looks easy to do from a quilter’s standpoint but non quilters with think it was hard to do. Thank you for giving us such a cute pattern. Her cousin’s baby is due in September, so we better get started. P.S. Grandma still does the cutting.

Made this as a baby quilt for a little boy. Used batiks and blue fabric for the plain strips. I embroiders the name and birthdate of the baby in the blue strips. Fast and easy and a great gift. Thanks for the tutorial!

Your quilts are gorgeous and the colors also. All your quilts are so fresh looking. I never bought material in just a plain color. Thank you for sharing your tips from now on I will try it also.
Thanks for the tutorials and the beautiful pictures.
Happy quilting,

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